The Ostoform project, led by Dr Leonard O'Sullivan in the Design Factors Research Group in the School of Design, recently spun out of the University and won the AIB start-up academy competition 2017 on April 20th. Ostoform is an Enterprise Ireland supported project to develop a medical device to prevent skin complications for patients with ostomies. This is the third such spin out award the project has won, alongside the InterTrade Ireland Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition, and the One to Watch Award at the Enterprise Ireland Big Ideas event.